The ESPN Basketall Tournament is now a regular fixture in the Irish basketball calendar with teams from all over the island and abroad making the trip to Belfast for a long weekend of competitive basketball. Ten teams took part, Belfast Star, Ulster Elks, UCD, Éanna, Dublin Thunder, London Mercs, Queens, Andytown Tigers, Kilkeel Knights and North Star with the Dublin Thunder lifting the trophy for the second year in a row and Isaac Westbrooks picking up MVP honours.

Niall is the Co-Founder of the Courtside Collective and www.BasketballDirect.com . He was one of the founding members of North Star in 2002. He has coached at a variety of levels from kids to senior men's teams. He is currently coach of the LYIT National League team and women's college team.